{"product_id":"red-wheel-weiser-llc-aleister-crowleys-four-books-of-magick","title":"Aleister Crowley's Four Books of Magick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAleister Crowley's Four Books of Magick\u003c\/em\u003e is the masterpiece of occultist, magician, and philosopher Aleister Crowley, and a core text for the religion of Thelema. Written in the early twentieth century, the four books gathered here are regarded as one of the most complete and groundbreaking works on the practice of magick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso known as \u003cem\u003eBook Four\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eLiber ABA\u003c\/em\u003e, this collection brings together rituals, received texts, theorems, and insights into the practice of magick. It culminates in \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Law\u003c\/em\u003e, the central sacred text of Thelema, which Crowley described as having been dictated to him by a preternatural entity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUBJECTS \u0026amp; THEMES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book will interest readers exploring yoga, ceremonial magic, esoteric thought, invocation, divination, and related traditions. It also offers an entry point into the fascinating, playful, and illuminating writings of a singular figure whose influence on alternative Western thought and philosophy has been extensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTRODUCTION BY STEPHEN SKINNER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is introduced by Stephen Skinner, one of the world's leading experts on Western esoteric traditions and magic. Drawing on his long involvement with magick as both an academic and a practitioner, Skinner examines Crowley's approach to yoga, ceremonial magick, and Thelema. He highlights the differences between psychological and spirit-oriented approaches to magick, explains how that tension shaped Crowley's practice and the founding of Thelema, and traces connections that have often gone unrecognized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS EDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Weiser Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 928 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBinding: Hardbound\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel\/Weiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52857161515293,"sku":"WEISERBOOKS-4BOOKSOFMAGICK-9781786785190","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/1195\/1901\/files\/image_0a50e20b-a190-45b4-b9c0-e8a6ad11490d.png?v=1789410694","url":"https:\/\/space-camp.com\/products\/red-wheel-weiser-llc-aleister-crowleys-four-books-of-magick","provider":"Space Camp","version":"1.0","type":"link"}